Design Center of the Americas Online Showrooms Premier; Developed by HomePortfolio.com, Interactive Showrooms Provide DCOTA's Showrooms with a Dynamic Web Presence.Business/Technology Editors NEWTON, Mass. & DANIA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 11, 2001 Design Center of the Americas (DCOTA DCOTA Design Center of the Americas ), America's premier interior design campus for luxury products, and HomePortfolio.com, the leading Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the destination for the best in home design, today unveiled the first Online Showrooms jointly developed for DCOTA's individual design companies. Online Showrooms allow participating DCOTA showrooms to display rich product information and images to a worldwide audience of consumers and designers using HomePortfolio.com's unparalleled technology and home design expertise. "Our Online Showroom has been key in driving traffic to our DCOTA location and closing sales," said Allan Carter Alan Carter is Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Glasgow. He is joint editor of the Journal of Applied Philosophy. He was previously Professor of Philosophy and Environmental Studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder and Head of the Philosophy , president of Myran Allan Chandelier, one of the first DCOTA showrooms to launch its Online Showroom. "With the competition in our industry, it is a big advantage to have a robust Web presence with interactive capabilities, and to develop it at such a reasonable cost." Online Showrooms serve as the centerpiece of the DCOTA's Online Design Center located on HomePortfolio.com. HomePortfolio's Design Center e-Business Solution enables DCOTA and its showrooms to provide customers with: --A dynamic, high-quality, cost-effective Web presence within HomePortfolio.com, the most comprehensive online home design resource --Direct email communications to companies with Online Showrooms and DCOTA's designers --An easy-to-use database of product descriptions and graphics --Cross-reference capabilities of more than 5,000 DCOTA interior furnishings furnishings the extra type or quantity of hair on the head, tail, ears or legs, specified for a particular breed. For example, the feathers in setters, the beard in Bearded collies, the eyebrows in Schnauzers. by category or availability in each of the Center's 150 showrooms "DCOTA has always sought to provide its showrooms with the latest tools to effectively market their luxury wares We love "wares" in this industry as noted below. See also warez. abandonware adware annoyware badware beltware betaware bloatware boardware brochureware bridgeware censorware cloudware courseware crapware crimeware crippleware crossware crudware demoware donateware dribbleware to our exclusive customer-base," said Marvin I. Danto, chairman of DCOTA. "Our relationship with HomePortfolio has helped extend our vision of an integrated design The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. Please help [ improve the introduction] to meet Wikipedia's layout standards. You can discuss the issue on the talk page. center campus onto the Internet." "DCOTA and its participating showrooms are discovering what many home design retailers with HomePortfolio Online Showrooms have found," said Dale Williams Dale Williams is a Welsh professional football (soccer) player, currently unattached, but most recently with Shrewsbury Town F.C. Beginning his career as a trainee with Yeovil Town, Williams played just four minutes for the Somerset club, after coming on for Arron Davies in , CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of HomePortfolio.com. "A presence within the HomePortfolio.com marketplace generates consumer traffic for brick-and-mortar locations." DCOTA showrooms and other showrooms and retailers interested in working with HomePortfolio to develop Online Showrooms are encouraged to call 1-800-840-6118 or email showrooms@homeportfolio.com. About HomePortfolio.com HomePortfolio.com, the leading Internet destination for the best in home design, helps people envision and create their dream homes. HomePortfolio offers consumers the world's largest database of home design products, online portfolios for saving and organizing favorites Another term for bookmarks, which was popularized by Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser. See favicon and Internet Explorer. , and information about where to buy the products in stores or online. HomePortfolio helps manufacturers, retailers, and design professionals connect with those consumers with a suite of e-Business Solutions created especially for the home design industry. About DCOTA DCOTA is the premier design center and shopping destination in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. for designers, architects, specifiers, builders, decorators and their clients looking to find exclusive products to complete interior design projects of any kind. Fine furniture, fabric, flooring, lighting, kitchen, bath, art, accessories, decorative hardware and antiques are showcased throughout 150 showrooms at DCOTA. DCOTA is internationally renowned as the most comprehensive resource in the United States for exclusive interior furnishings. |
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